M S Born ye 5 day of 4 month 1745 O S / T S Born ye 13 DAY OF month N S / A S Born the day of 12 month 1749 / L S Born ye 13 day of May in the yar 1754 / The winter tree resembles me / Whose sap lies in the root, / The spring draws nigh as it, so I / shall bud, I hope, and shoot. // Wrought by Margaret Swain in the tenth year of her age 1754 //

Maker

Swain, Margaret (age 10)

Date made

1754

Origin

US

Stitches

Cross.

In Bolton & Co.

Yes Page 78. Verse #585. 1742. Page 329.

Foundation Cloth

Linen

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Alphabets. Numbers 1-5. Simple stitched lines. No border.

Inscription

M S Born ye 5 day of 4 month 1745 O S / T S Born ye 13 DAY OF month N S / A S Born the day of 12 month 1749 / L S Born ye 13 day of May in the yar 1754 / The winter tree resembles me / Whose sap lies in the root, / The spring draws nigh as it, so I / shall bud, I hope, and shoot. // Wrought by Margaret Swain in the tenth year of her age 1754 //

Length Without Frame

8"

Width Without Frame

15"

Original Frame

Unframed

Historical Owner

#14.438

Owner

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Owner Private

Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art